December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

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December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea

By Kai Cheng Thom, illustrated by Wai-Yant Li and Kai Yun Ching. Arsenal Pulp Press, 2017. 40 pages. $17.95/hardcover; $9.99/eBook.… Reviewed by Margaret Walden
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Where Are You Hiding, God?

By Elisabeth Zartl. Westminster John Knox Press, 2017. 24 pages. $12/hardcover. Recommended for ages 4–8. Since the original title of… Reviewed by Margaret Crompton
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind

By Cynthia Grady, illustrated by Amiko Hirao. Charlesbridge, 2018. 32 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 4–8. When some of… Reviewed by Ann Birch
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship

By Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes, illustrated by Scott Magoon. Candlewick Press, 2018. 32 pages. $16.99/hardcover or eBook. Recommended for… Reviewed by James Foritano
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

By Nancy Churnin, illustrated by Danny Popovici. Creston Books, 2017. 32 pages. $17.99/hardcover. Recommended for ages 5–9. This lovely book… Reviewed by Anne Nydam
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

If My Moon Was Your Sun

By Andreas Steinhöfel, illustrated by Nele Palmtag, translated by Matthew O. Anderson, music composed by Georges Bizet and Sergei Prokofiev.… Reviewed by Vickie LeCroy
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Mustaches for Maddie

By Chad Morris and Shelly Brown. Shadow Mountain, 2017. 256 pages. $16.99/hardcover; $7.99/paperback or eBook. Recommended for ages 8–11. Wow!… Reviewed by Lucinda Hathaway
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Railroad of Courage

By Dan Rubenstein and Nancy Dyson. Ronsdale Press, 2017. 162 pages. $11.95/paperback; $9.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 9–12. Against the stark… Reviewed by Jerry Mizell Williams
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

The Triumphant Tale of the House Sparrow

By Jan Thornhill. Groundwood Books, 2018. 44 pages. $18.95/hardcover; $16.95/eBook. Recommended for ages 9–12. Jan Thornhill has created a beautiful… Reviewed by Katie Green
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

You Are Mighty: A Guide to Changing the World

By Caroline Paul, illustrated by Lauren Tamaki. Bloomsbury Children’s Books, 2018. 128 pages. $17.99/hardcover; $12.59/eBook. Recommended for ages 9 and… Reviewed by Sandy and Tom Farley
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible

By Jane Yolen and Barbara Diamond Goldin, illustrated by Vali Mintzi. Charlesbridge, 2018. 112 pages. $18.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages… Reviewed by Paul Buckley
December 2018 Books: A Young Friends Bookshelf

Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote

By Susan Zimet with Todd Hasak-Lowy. Viking, 2018. 168 pages. $19.99/hardcover; $10.99/eBook. Recommended for ages 10 and up. An accessible… Reviewed by Gwen Gosney Erickson

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From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea

December 1, 2018

Where Are You Hiding, God?

December 1, 2018

Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind

December 1, 2018